Syriza Leader Says Greece Must Renounce Commitments

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Alexis Tsipras of Greece's Syriza party squared off with political leaders before talks on forming a coalition, handing them an ultimatum to renounce support for the European Union-led rescue if they want to enter government. Maryam Nemazee reports on Bloomberg Television's &quot;The Pulse.&quot; (Source: Bloomberg)
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Sticking with quotes from the Guardian Live Election Blog, New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras "Will Honour Commitments to the EU".
Samaras summarised his speech in English:
His party would honour commitments to the EU.
It was a victory for all Europe.
A call for all political parties that share objectives to form government.
Sacrifices of Greek people will be reflected.

Under the category of good news from Greece, The Financial Times reports Greek Unity Talks Hit Impasse.
Talks between Greece’s president and the leaders of the country’s three largest political parties on forming a coalition government reached an impasse on Sunday, increasing the chances that the country will hold fresh national elections in June.

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras was confident just yesterday of working out a deal with the Troika.Thursday morning, when asked by reporters whether Friday's installment would be made, the Greek prime minister replied: “Don’t worry about that.”Thursday afternoon, we learned Athens to Delay IMF Repayment.Of course "Don’t worry about that" is quite different than "yes".Grounded by Dissent

The opportunity for Greece to tell the Troika to "go to hell" is at hand, if only the political left can stop bickering long enough to form a coalition.
Bailout Rejection Key Demand
Alexis Tsipras (SYRIZA's leader) says he will use all three allotted days to do so. His key demand is a bailout rejection, which would mean a eurozone exit whether that is his intention or not.

Athens (AFP) - Greece votes Sunday in a snap general election that could bring the radical left Syriza party to power and pose the most severe challenge yet to austerity policies in struggling eurozone countries.

Those looking for a bit of humor in the European debacle can find it in statements from Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the eurozone finance ministers.
Juncker says "I don’t envisage, not even for one second, Greece leaving the euro area. This is nonsense. This is propaganda. We have to respect Greek democracy."
Bear in mind this statement comes from the same man who said "When it becomes serious, you have to lie."